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I have not registered yet but I have seen quite a few registry 'checklists' and they have both china and every day dishes.
@Stassney: Thanks, that's what I figured. I was looking at some registries for some other people i know who are getting married and some of them have up to 5 registries are are registered for like 12 different types of glassware and china as well as regular dinnerware, but i wasn't sure if it was the norm.
People will often register for both casual dinnerware and fine china. We registered for a fusion of casual china (Denby!) so only had to register for one set. We love our Denby dishes - they are dishwasher, oven, microwave safe and beautiful.
If you decide to go the fine china route - I recommend you find a set that is dishwasher safe. Otherwise, you will have to wash it all by hand and you may not want to use them very much because of that. (My friend's mother gave her this advice..she didn't listen and now she regrets it!)
Also - be prepared that even if you do register for china - you may only get a few pieces, and then you are stuck having to complete your set.
Good luck with whatever you choose!
We registered for both. We'll use our everyday stuff..every day, and we'll use the China for special occasions like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving or Dinner Parties. It's not necessary to have both, but its how I grew up and I loved the tradition of eating from the fancy plates. It made the whole occasion seem that much more special.
I actually had a similar experience at C&B - I love their things, but when I started picturing their things in our home, I was less enthusiastic.
You may find items that you like better (or that are more reasonably priced) at BB&B, which will bring down the #s at your other registry, too.
RE the China - register for it if you're going to use it? We're only doing everyday plates. I think there's some family china set aside for me, but even if it wasn't, I don't see us using it enough to buy. Same reason we registered for stainless flatware, not silver.
I registered for both! I don't really plan on getting all 10 place settings of my china, but my everyday was fairly inexpensive, so hopefully I will get all of it! I think it is pretty common for people to register for both!
We registered for both - everyday dishes at Crate & Barrel and china at Macys.
@fresitachulita: AH! FI and I had SO MUCH FUN with the little scanner! But we only registered at Amazon and BBB. We had a total of a hundred ish things on our list. We registered for everyday, but we also registered for china. I'm pretty sure this is the only time we'll be able to get away with it, so we put it on there. We didn't expect to get any of it, but one of the nice ladies at church bought us a place setting! So I'll have one nice plate and accessories to display! lol!!! but seriously, the china makes a pretty gift, and you should include it. Even if you don't get it, at least you tried, right?
@vmblai1019: I think your right. I'll go for it. Even if I only end up with one place setting...I can put it on display with the intent of adding to it one day....even if I never do! lol...at least i can SAY I have wedding china. =) My FI is not into fancy stuff at all...he couldn't understand for the life of him why I'd want table linens and napkin rings! hehe..He'll thank me one day.
My situation is unique. I have a fancy dish set from my mom and my FI has a dish set from either is grandma or great grandma, so we wont be registering for any china at all. We will have too much!! lol....we will be registering for everyday dishes however.
WIll be going to Sears and BBB to see what kind of dishes they have.
@fresitachulita: Haha, that's the spirit! And if you really want to use it, take it out every Thanksgiving or Christmas! That's what I plan on doing anyway. :)
i registered for both. honestly, go crazy with it because you get a discount after your wedding on stuff that wasnt bought. (im seriously thinking of registering for furniture after my shower)
@fresitachulita: I think it's such a personal choice. I don't think you can go wrong either way. We registered for something very classic that I envision passing down to my daughter or daughter-in-law one day. My mom still uses hers too much to give me hers! I'm a tradionalist.
Register for the nice china, this is the time to get it. And you'll have the memories of your wedding to go along with it. If it's normal to use nice china for special occasions in your family and friend's circles, then you will probably get some or most of it. Older guests like buying it.
Keep in mind that you register for too many things or at too many stores, then you won't get the things that you really want. I've known people who register for 3-5 different china and dishware patterns. They tend to end up with only a couple of sets of each and then they have to complete it if they want it.
I had a lot of things on my registry, but then cut it down in half. I think I had over 300 (like you), but now I'm at 120 or so. There were things on there that we didn't 'need', so we scratched them off to get the things that we do need or really, really want.
In the end, I had this thought when registering: will it last us until we're 80 years old or more? My mom still uses her wedding gifts on a daily basis, and brings out the special stuff for special occasions. ie: china, silver, crystal.
I think we will just register for everyday dishes. Even though we have people over a lot, I don't really see us using china. Plus we just don't have the room in our townhouse for it.
We only registered for every day china because both my mother and grandmother offered me sets of family china. I don't see us using china very often, but having something that is passed down through the family will mean a lot more when we do use it. And I agree with one of the commenters above...since it sometimes costs more...you might not get as much and then you have to spend money to finish the set. I'd rather just register for inexpensive everyday dishes that I think (well hope) we'll get!
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OMG..it was sooo much fun, even though I have this sick feeling I won't get but a few things from my list..it's fun to at least imagine having some of those items. I registered at crate and barrel which didn't have as much decorative items that I thought they would..I mean they did but it was all very cold, too clean-lined contemporary stuff. I still enjoyed their store very much and they had some really nifty kitchen gadgets I haven't seen anywhere else. I left the store registered for about 150 items but when I got home I started searching their website and found a whole bunch of other things i loved to death and I think I'm up to about 330. I'm about to register at BB&B and so I will probably take a look at both lists with realistic eyes and scale back both lists considerably before the wedding day as the other tragedy on the other side of getting no gifts would be getting a bunch of stuff you registered for but then find you have no use for. who needs 5 serving platters or 12 mixing bowls. =)...anyway....the process was fun.
I do have one question. I registered for casual dinner ware like plates, bowls, salad plates...should I still register for wedding china? I've always liked the idea of having china on display in hutch and pulling it out on special occasions, but I'm not sure if people usually register for both or one or the other?